Jessica Tata case

October 24, 2012 |Compiled by Chron.com

The Houston woman went shopping while a stove burned at her daycare on Feb. 24, 2011. The ensuing fire killed four children.

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Jessica Tata, accused in the deaths of four children at her west Houston daycare, slumps over as she listens to defense attorney Mike Mike DeGeurin during opening statements at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012, in Houston.

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Jessica Tata, accused in the deaths of four children at her west Houston daycare, slumps over as she listens to defense attorney Mike Mike DeGeurin during opening statements at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012, in Houston.